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is this turbo worth rebuilding?

Started by [FLY-BYE] vbmenu_register("postmenu_2279379", true); · 9 Sept 2009 · 29 replies

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man its a turbo that makes good power lets not treat it like a hkst51r just make a plate to go over the housing and bolt it on DONT WELD IT as it will crack Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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well i do have the wastegate and screamer that bolts on there i just didnt think it was a good place to have it, but if thats going to run fine il just get it smoothed there so it seals with a gasket and throw it on after the rebuild
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man the best place for the waste gate is on the rear housing!! if you already have all that your killing it!!
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yeh it has a wastegate that mounts there n faces up towards the bonnet and a screamer pipe comming down next to the exhaust
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im sure you can mod that so it points down
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yeh just cut and shut. my welding cant be any worse than the ones already on it haha cheers for the help man Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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dont weld it man i just told you it will crack when you weld onto something that is cast like a turbo housing it will crack just make a plate out of 6 mm steel and bolt it on over the hole
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no no no thats not what i mean, the wastegate is attached to some piping thats welded together then to a plate that bolts onto the turbo. i just want to change the piping slightly il still bolt it onto a plate that attaches to the turbo. il throw up a picture in the morning of it bolted together
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cool well good luck with it man Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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cheers dude cant wait till i can get it rebuilt, bolt it up and hear it come on boost, apart from sorting out the oil lines i need a v band 3inch dump and clamp n that should be all till i can fry some tyres Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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